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Maurice Noel Duggan

モーリス・ノエル・ダガン

Mōrisu Noeru Duggan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-11-25 (Auckland)
Died
1974-12-11 age 52
Nationality
New Zealander
Languages
English
Residence History
Auckland → North Shore

Career

Occupations
short story writer, advertising executive
Active Years
1945-1974
Affiliations
J. Inglis Wright
Influenced By
Frank Sargeson

Awards

Robert Burns Fellowship
1960
Organization: University of Otago
Result: 受賞
New Zealand Literary Fund Scholarship
1966
Organization: New Zealand Literary Fund
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Immanuel's Land

1956 short story collection

Short story collection

New Zealand landscapes

Summer in the Gravel Pit

1965 short story collection

Short story collection

everyday scenes

O'Leary's Orchard

1970 short story collection

Short story collection

human relationships

Bibliography

  • Immanuel's Land (1956)
  • Summer in the Gravel Pit (1965)
  • O'Leary's Orchard (1970)
  • Collected Stories (1981)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
stylisticminimalist prose
Recurring Motifs
landscape descriptionsevocative brevity

Health

  • osteomyelitis
    1940
    loss of left leg, sparked writing desire
  • tuberculosis
    1952
    contracted in Spain
  • alcoholism
    1972
    led to resignation from advertising
  • cancer
    1973
    terminal illness

Legacy

innovator in New Zealand short fiction

Trivia

  • mentored by Frank Sargeson